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Star Wars - Coggle Diagram
Star Wars
Shayla (Instrumentation)
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Within the music scores, instrument names are often abbreviated. The following are examples from ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’
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Within the score, many parts are doubled (two different instruments are playing the same part at the same time).
Lucy- rhythm
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homorhythmic chords (44-55) create drama by mixing quavers, triplet quaver and crotchets with rests, tempo slows to increase effect
Zoe- Instrumentation
A full symphony Orchestra is used, to give a wide range of instrumentation. The Orchestra has four different sections of instruments, strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
Williams also adds lots of other instruments to the orchestra to give an even wider range of sound. He adds a piccolo and a bass clarinet to the woodwind section. A harp and a piano celeste to the strings, and a tam tam and vibraphone to the perussion part.
Williams also doubles many parts in the score, meaning two different instruments are often playing the same part. He also limits the use of solos and light timbres meaning the majority of the piece is heavily scored.
Keira
Harmony
The harmony is mainly tonal but doesnt always use the chords I,IV,V in cadences
The harmony of the fanfare is Quartal Harmony. This is where it is built up on fourths rather than the usual thirds
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At the end of the first phrase in Theme A, there is an imperfect cadence.
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During the transition, unstable harmonies are used
In bars 42 to 43, a low C pedal is played in fortissimo
Noah
Context
Composed by John Williams in 1977, Star Wars was one of his signature leitmotif pieces. He composed it in just 12 days, and it was written for a large orchestra to play. The piece is meant to be synonymous with Luke Skywalker, the films protagonist, and does a good job of this by using things such as perfect fifths, fanfare and triplet rhythm.
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